Leica 28mm/2.8 ELMARIT-M #11801 FIRST Type W/black paint infinity lock, 9 ELEMENT ,Leica 28mm metal finder in case,Leica Box,Hood,Caps Ex++/Mint- / Rare/ SOLD

Description

Leica  Elmarit 28mm F2.8 First Version M Lens with black paint infinity lock button. 

Cat#11801 serial number 2197363 Ex++/Mint- 

clean glass

Sold with:

Leica 28mm black metal finder in Leica case.

Leica caps and Leica 12501M lens shade.

Lens made in Canada for M cameras.

Mint- Clean lens with no haze, fungus, scratches or separation, aperture blade are smooth without oil, focusing are smooth. crispy aperture clicks.

Nice complete first version 28mm M lens !

 This is a first version 28mm f2.8  # 11801 lens for the Leica M it is the second computation allowing TTL metering on the TTL cameras.

(It is above the break point 2314921 . Earlier lenses have a very deep protrusion and really should be kept off the Cl, M5, and M6. What we have is the second computation arriving in 1969 with 8 elements which permits through the lens metering)